My first name has a period in it, but I can't book an airline ticket with a period in my first name, can I still fly?

Question

My first name, as written in my passport, has a period in it: "Ma." However, the field on the airline's website does not allow special characters in the name.

Since it's supposed to be spelled "Ma.", will I be allowed to fly if I just put "Ma"?

Answer 1

Yes, you will be allowed to fly without a period in your name on the ticket.

Note that your passport's machine-readable zone (the two rows of standardized characters at the bottom of the main identification page) does not include a period. (The only characters allowed there are A through Z, 0 through 9, and <.)